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"title": "Tins packaging EPR Greece: steel tin fee, 2026 | Instica",
"h1": "Tins packaging EPR Greece: what a steel tin costs per 1,000 packs, 2026",
"description": "Worked example: 1,000 steel tins in Greece carry an estimated packaging EPR fee of €1.26 on the 2026 schedule, from published rates.",
"answer": "In Greece, 1,000 steel tins of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size (60 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €1.26 on the 2026 schedule. The range comes from the published rates that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit.",
"lastVerified": "2026-11-04",
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"cite": "Instica, “Tins packaging EPR Greece: what a steel tin costs per 1,000 packs, 2026”, https://instica.com/epr/tin/greece, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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"statement": "Greece: the 2026 fee schedule of HERRCO (Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation, ΕΕΑΑ Α.Ε.) collective packaging system Σ.Σ.Ε.Δ.-ΑΝΑΚΥΚΛΩΣΗ: financial contribution (χρηματική εισφορά) under the Participation Contract, effective January 1, 2026, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.",
"value": "HERRCO Participation Contract (ΣΥΜΒΑΣΗ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ, version V-25.1, 2026 template), Annex B1: Table of Financial Contributions",
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"url": "https://www.herrco.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ΣΥΜΒΑΣΗ-ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ-V-25.1.doc",
"quote": "Παράρτημα Β1 Πίνακας Χρηματικών Εισφορών Ο πίνακας που ακολουθεί αποτελεί τη βάση για τον υπολογισμό της χρηματικής εισφοράς:",
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"statement": "Greece: the schedule lists a further fee, “Fixed contribution per packaging unit”, of 0.0004 EUR per piece excl. VAT.",
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"statement": "Greece 2026: the category “Ferrous metals” is published at 21.00 EUR/tonne.",
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"url": "https://www.herrco.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ΣΥΜΒΑΣΗ-ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ-V-25.1.doc",
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"statement": "Greece: 1,000 steel tins of the Small (mint or balm tin) size (20 g) are estimated at €0.42.",
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"statement": "Greece: 1,000 steel tins of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size (60 g) are estimated at €1.26.",
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"statement": "Greece: 1,000 steel tins of the Large (cookie tin) size (150 g) are estimated at €3.15.",
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"statement": "Greece: 10,000 steel tins are estimated at €12.60 in packaging fees.",
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"statement": "Greece: 100,000 steel tins are estimated at €126.00 in packaging fees.",
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"statement": "Greece: a single steel tin is estimated at €0.0013 in packaging fees.",
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"statement": "Greece: across all its components, a steel tin is priced at €0.021 per kilogram of packaging.",
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"quote": "ΠΛΑΣΤΙΚΑ -Πλαστικές φιάλες PET -Πολυστρωματικά πλαστικά με περισσότερα του ενός πολυμερή ή πλαστικά με ετικέτες από PVC -Διογκωμένη πολυστερίνη -Λοιπά πλαστικά 70,50",
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"statement": "Greece: a tin of 20 g in the Small (mint or balm tin) size is estimated at €0.42 per 1,000 packs.",
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"markdown": "\n\nIn Greece, 1,000 steel tins of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size (60 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €1.26 on the 2026 schedule. The range comes from the published rates that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a steel tin in Greece\n\nThe steel tin on this page is a tin of tinplate or steel with a metal lid, used for tea, candles, balms, mints or biscuits. It has one component, each matched to the published rates of the 2026 schedule of HERRCO (Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation, ΕΕΑΑ Α.Ε.) collective packaging system Σ.Σ.Ε.Δ.-ΑΝΑΚΥΚΛΩΣΗ: financial contribution (χρηματική εισφορά) under the Participation Contract for Greece; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in EUR. The figures are estimates built on starting weights."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What is in a steel tin\n\nThe tin is one steel component. The lid is part of the same weighed unit in the starting estimate.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: tin (steel, 60 g).\n\n- **Tin**: steel, 60 g (Instica starting estimate)"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 steel tins in Greece\n\nOne steel tin of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size weighs 60 g in total. For each component the table gives its weight, the matched published rates, and the fee for 1,000 packs.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 steel tins in Greece, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Tin | 60 g | Ferrous metals | €1.26 | €0.0013 |\n\nGreece: 1,000 steel tins of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size are estimated at €1.26 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is €1.26.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about €0.0013."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 steel tins in Greece\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Greece (2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026), 1,000 steel tins give the figures below. The tool is the same engine that prices a report, so this page and the tool agree.\n\n**Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, Greece, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Tin | Ferrous metals | 60 g | €1.26 | Ferrous metals | €1.26 |\n\nGreece: the fee tool returns €1.26 for 1,000 steel tins of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size (60 g each).\n\nThe tool total is €1.26.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Greece, in EUR**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (mint or balm tin) | 20 g | €0.42 | €0.42 | €0.0004 | €0.0004 |\n| Medium (tea or candle tin) | 60 g | €1.26 | €1.26 | €0.0013 | €0.0013 |\n| Large (cookie tin) | 150 g | €3.15 | €3.15 | €0.0032 | €0.0032 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Greece\n\nOne published rate was matched to the pack in Greece from the 2026 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Tin, 60 g: one matched rate\n\n**Rates matched to the tin, Greece 2026**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Ferrous metals | 21.00 EUR/tonne | €0.021 | €1.26 | €0.0013 |\n\nGreece 2026: the category “Ferrous metals” is published at 21.00 EUR/tonne."
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"markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a steel tin\n\nThe weight of a steel tin depends on its size. The table prices each of the 3 sizes with the same matched rates, so the only thing that changes between rows is the weight.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 steel tins by size in Greece, in EUR**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (mint or balm tin) | 20 g | €0.42 | €0.42 | €0.0004 | €0.0004 |\n| Medium (tea or candle tin) | 60 g | €1.26 | €1.26 | €0.0013 | €0.0013 |\n| Large (cookie tin) | 150 g | €3.15 | €3.15 | €0.0032 | €0.0032 |\n\nEach component of the steel tin priced at every size, at the matched rates for Greece.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Greece, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Small (mint or balm tin) | Medium (tea or candle tin) | Large (cookie tin) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Tin | 20 g: €0.42 | 60 g: €1.26 | 150 g: €3.15 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## What if the steel tin used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the steel tin, weighing 60 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that Greece publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, Greece, in EUR per 1,000 packs**\n\n| Material | Lowest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate | Highest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 55.50 EUR/tonne | €3.33 | 55.50 EUR/tonne | €3.33 |\n| plastic | 70.50 EUR/tonne | €4.23 | 70.50 EUR/tonne | €4.23 |\n| glass | 18.50 EUR/tonne | €1.11 | 18.50 EUR/tonne | €1.11 |\n| aluminium | 10.50 EUR/tonne | €0.63 | 10.50 EUR/tonne | €0.63 |\n| steel | 21.00 EUR/tonne | €1.26 | 21.00 EUR/tonne | €1.26 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 60 g, Greece, in EUR**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | Paper / cardboard (transport and other) | 55.50 EUR/tonne | €3.33 | €0.0033 |\n| plastic | Plastics (PET bottles, multilayer/PVC-labelled plastics, expanded polystyrene, other plastics) | 70.50 EUR/tonne | €4.23 | €0.0042 |\n| glass | Glass packaging | 18.50 EUR/tonne | €1.11 | €0.0011 |\n| aluminium | Aluminium | 10.50 EUR/tonne | €0.63 | €0.0006 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of steel tins costs in Greece\n\nFees scale with the number of packs, because the schedule charges by mass. The table repeats the worked example for larger runs of the Medium (tea or candle tin) steel tin in Greece. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the steel tin in Greece, in EUR**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 6 kg | €0.13 | €0.13 |\n| 500 | 30 kg | €0.63 | €0.63 |\n| 1,000 | 60 kg | €1.26 | €1.26 |\n| 5,000 | 300 kg | €6.30 | €6.30 |\n| 10,000 | 600 kg | €12.60 | €12.60 |\n| 50,000 | 3,000 kg | €63.00 | €63.00 |\n| 100,000 | 6,000 kg | €126.00 | €126.00 |\n| 500,000 | 30,000 kg | €630.00 | €630.00 |\n| 1,000,000 | 60,000 kg | €1,260.00 | €1,260.00 |\n\nGreece: a single steel tin is estimated at €0.0013 in packaging fees.\n\nGreece: across all its components, a steel tin is priced at €0.021 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at €0.021 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.\n\nFlat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table."
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"markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for Greece\n\nThe rates come from the 2026 schedule of HERRCO (Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation, ΕΕΑΑ Α.Ε.) collective packaging system Σ.Σ.Ε.Δ.-ΑΝΑΚΥΚΛΩΣΗ: financial contribution (χρηματική εισφορά) under the Participation Contract for Greece, effective January 1, 2026. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\n\nGreece: the 2026 fee schedule of HERRCO (Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation, ΕΕΑΑ Α.Ε.) collective packaging system Σ.Σ.Ε.Δ.-ΑΝΑΚΥΚΛΩΣΗ: financial contribution (χρηματική εισφορά) under the Participation Contract, effective January 1, 2026, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nGreece: the schedule lists a further fee, “Fixed contribution per packaging unit”, of 0.0004 EUR per piece excl. VAT.\n\nThe schedule also lists one other fee, which is not part of the per-kilogram estimate on this page."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a steel tin\n\nTinplate is heavy for its size, so the tin body usually carries most of the weight and most of the fee.\n\nA plastic or paper insert, such as a candle liner or a tissue wrap, is a separate packaging component and is not priced here.\n\nWhere a schedule groups all metals under one line, aluminium and steel tins are priced the same; where it splits them, steel is read on its own line.\n\nGift and candle sellers often reuse a tin as a keepsake, but a published fee schedule prices the pack at the point of sale, not after reuse."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a steel tin in Greece?\n\nFor 1,000 steel tins of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size, the estimated fee is €1.26 on the 2026 schedule, from the published rates that fit each component.\n\n### Is this the amount I will pay?\n\nNo. It is an estimate for the packaging alone. Registration fees, flat fee bands, eco-modulation and thresholds sit outside the per-kilogram figure. Instica prepares the data; you check, sign and submit it, and Instica never stores regulator login details."
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"markdown": "\n\n### Is tin can non-biodegradable?\n\nGreece: the 2026 fee schedule of HERRCO (Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation, ΕΕΑΑ Α.Ε.) collective packaging system Σ.Σ.Ε.Δ.-ΑΝΑΚΥΚΛΩΣΗ: financial contribution (χρηματική εισφορά) under the Participation Contract, effective January 1, 2026, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\n### Which country recycles 99% of its waste?\n\nGreece: 1,000 steel tins of the Medium (tea or candle tin) size are estimated at €1.26 in packaging fees. Greece: the schedule lists a further fee, “Fixed contribution per packaging unit”, of 0.0004 EUR per piece excl. VAT. Greece 2026: the category “Ferrous metals” is published at 21.00 EUR/tonne.\n\n### Is pet 100% recyclable?\n\nGreece: the schedule lists a further fee, “Fixed contribution per packaging unit”, of 0.0004 EUR per piece excl. VAT. Greece 2026: the category “Ferrous metals” is published at 21.00 EUR/tonne. Greece: a tin of 60 g is estimated at €1.26 per 1,000 packs, at €0.02 per kilogram."
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